Limpkin

Gallery: AvianPosted March 30, 201195 views13 comments

I love these birds and was fortunate to see a couple of them this year. I was really happy to see this one out in the open, instead of in the tall reeds and grasses where I normally see them. This one was quite patient with me, and went about preening itself as if I were not there.
I like the dropped wing pose and the lighting on this one.

50D, 500mm, Iso 200, 1/200, F4
Early morning light off my beanbag.
LARGER version also posted.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on March 30, 2011 at 9:51 PM

Nice relaxed pose and perch, Sharon. Having it in the open provides a great view of the plumage. I like the light and the head turn. However, the head in both versions seem quite soft. Looks like the focus was on the breast feathers.

Congrats on getting this.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 30, 2011 at 10:21 PM

Beautiful lighting, pose and perch, Sharon. The face and neck looked just a touch soft to me-maybe a bit more sharpening?
I really like the beak in this one.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 30, 2011 at 10:25 PM

really nice pose and comp, and great to catch it out in the open, Sharon. I agree that the head is rather soft.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 30, 2011 at 10:32 PM

Great catch! I've never seen one in the open!
Nice pose, good "perch" and BG. The head is fairly soft in the large version, as if you focused on the body rather than the eye - very easy to do!

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 30, 2011 at 10:40 PM

Nice pose here. I too like the wing positions. The others have mentioned the softness, but I'm also detecting a bit of a cyan cast in both versions. It could just be my viewing conditions but might be worth a check.

Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Holguin on March 30, 2011 at 11:03 PM

Real nice pose and perch. Great light and background, and as stated already the head seems soft. Other than that well done.

Registered on January 25, 2011, 44 Posts, 294 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 30, 2011 at 11:21 PM

Very hard to get a Limpkin out in the open with a background this nice and clean. Nice image. I agree that the head is just a bit soft.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 31, 2011 at 2:20 AM

Very nice composition and pose of this wonderful subject Sharon, well done :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Harbour on March 31, 2011 at 10:08 AM

Love that pose. Great light and I like the simple composition.

Registered on January 4, 2008, 113 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 31, 2011 at 5:00 PM

A rare sighting in the open. I like the rock and gradated tones of the bg.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 31, 2011 at 7:24 PM

Really nice light, pose and comp.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 31, 2011 at 8:52 PM

Gorgeous pose and perch. I wish the head was a tad sharper but still a really nice image

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 31, 2011 at 9:10 PM

Great job capturing this Limpkin on such a nice perch, Sharon. Nice pose with a nice head turn. The head is a tad bit soft on the larger version.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments